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Pennantfish (Heniochus diphreutes)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Heniochus diphreutes

Jordan, 1903

Pennantfish

Also known as: Bannerfish, False Moorish Idol, Pennant Butterflyfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Schooling Coachman

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

5–210 m

Max size

21 cm

Diet

Selective plankton feeding

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

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